Is C Diagonalizable Given Its Eigenvalue Multiplicity?

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Let C be a 2 × 2 matrix such that x is an eigenvalue of C with multiplicity two
and dimNul(C − xI) = 1.
Prove that C = P |x 1|P^−1
|0 x|
for some invertible 2 × 2
matrix P.

I'm not sure where to start

EDIT
|x 1|
|0 x| is the matrix I don't know why it's not posting the way I want it
 
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Consider P which makes C upper diagonal & use the nullity condition.